Reaper369

so my car just died outta no where yesterday, nothing out of the ordinary happend, was cruising at 30mph in 3rd gear and it just shut off.... that simple, i got it towed home, it turns over but dosnt start any ideas?

i checked all the normal stuff and everythings good

but i cant hear the fuel pump in my backseat turning on and off when i put the car in start posistion.

but then someone else told me the ignition coil in the dizzy? can anyone help?

jonathan13

get down in the driver floorboard and listen for the main relay to click when you turn the key. if it doesn't click then it has gone bad and you need to replace it. if it does click and you don't hear your fuel pump then take your fuel rail off and turn the key forward and see if the injectors squirt. if not then your fuel pump needs to be replaced.

Reaper369

i couldnt hear a click, and i had my friend listen to, all we can hear is the clicking of the key turning in the ignition, and the cluster comming on no other clicks that we noticed

jonathan13

replace the main relay. they are cheap as hell on ebay. if you need it fixed quicker they should more than likely have one at the nearest junk yard.

jonathan13

oh yes and check all the fuses under the hood before you buy the relay.

Adr!an

The better way to actually check if the pump is coming on is to disconnect the fuel line from the filter, hold it into a bottle and turn the key to on position.

You should hear the realy click but sometimes it can be faint. So many things can prevent the engine from starting fuel is normally the second thing to get checked...

What about sensor's... Cam and Crank and the ignition as well.

just a suggestion

jonathan13

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Adr!an &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The better way to actually check if the pump is coming on is to disconnect the fuel line from the filter, hold it into a bottle and turn the key to on position.

You should hear the realy click but sometimes it can be faint. So many things can prevent the engine from starting fuel is normally the second thing to get checked...

What about sensor's... Cam and Crank and the ignition as well.

just a suggestion </TD></TR></TABLE>

yes that is a much better way, for some reason i just love doing stuff the hard way lol

Adr!an

Most ppl wont do it the way i suggested either... fuel spraying out a hose isnt the type of thing most ppl want to do.

Reaper369

hey guys thnx for the info, im doing a motorswap on friday to a fairly new b18 so ill know for sure if it dosnt start up its the fuel pump, cuz i borrowed my friends main relay and it still didnt fire, so im hoping its something motor related (alot of people told me it was the ignition coil on the dizzy, but yea thnx for the advice